Take one's hat off to someone

Hats off to someone!


Fare tanto di cappello

Levarsi il cappello


Examples
We really must take our hat off to Mary: her commitment in raising money for the poor has been outstanding
Bisogna fare tanto di cappello a Maria: il suo impegno nel raccogliere fondi per i poveri รจ stato eccezionale

Catherine works ten hours a day and brings up three children single-handedly. I take my hat off to her
Tanto di cappello a Caterina! Lavora dieci ore al giorno e cresce da sola tre figli

Origin
From the men's habit of taking their hats off as a sign of respect and courtesy or just to greet someone